Stores Welcome Back Two-Way Traffic
In a reversal of a decision made nearly two years ago, the Department of Transportation (DOT) has made a directional change that is sure to…
Neighborhoods
PEP Votes to Close 24 Schools — 7 in Queens
As part ofthe controversial turnaround plan, the Panel for Educational Policy (PEP) voted eight to four on Thursday, April 26 to close 24 schools across…
Greenhouse Gets $3.8 Million Upgrade
The Forest Park Greenhouse, which for over a century has been a haven to flowers and plants that are shipped off to all parts of…
Domestic Violence Victim Seeks to Help Others
Readers will get the opportunity to look inside the darkest days of Barbara Sheehan’s life with the release of the new book “In Bed With…
Grover Cleveland Saved from Closure
Hours before the vote to determine the fate of 26 schools citywide, Grover Cleveland High School in Ridgewood heard news that it had been…
New Civic Hopes to Unite Forest Park Neighborhoods
Twenty-six-year-old Paul Gagliardotto said he’s long been politically active. He’s participated in local party politics to try to make a difference around his neighborhood in…
City Dwellers to Swallow 7% Hike in Water Rate
Residents andpublic officials got their chance to speak up on Thursday, April 26 against a New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) plan, which…
Sign-ups Begin for 10th MV Relay
The Middle Village Relay for life will have its 10th anniversary relay in Juniper Valley Park this year on June 23 and 24. Already, 254…
Ridgewood Group Warns Owners of Possible Foreclosure
Once again, lien day—the day the city can sell off property liens for delinquent tax and utility payers—is coming up this month. And once again,…
Woodhaven Education Center Offers Hope
For the past eight years, a Woodhaven-based school has offered women a second chance to better their educational skills in hopes of improving their lives…
Maspeth Intersection Named for 9/11 Responder
The name of a Maspeth native and police detective who responded to the tragedy on 9/11 now graces an intersection near his former home. On…
Neighbors Say Eyesore Home Will be Repaired
Neighbors of a house on 157th Avenue in Howard Beach are worried that the house has been abandoned and have gone so far as to…
DOH To Answer Hospital Closure Questions at May 10 Meeting
It appears that the questions surrounding the recent closing of Peninsula Hospital may finally be answered. Queens and Rockaway residents will be getting the chance…
Ten Years of Queens Taste
It’s been a decade of flavor for Queens Taste. The annual event lets attendees try a morsel of food from restaurants all around the borough….
Rodriguez Pleads Guilty in Death of George Gibbons
Peter Rodriguez pleaded guilty on Friday to charges that he killed Maspeth bar owner George Gibbons in a drunken, wrong-way collision on a…